West Virginia Public School Enrollment Drops by More than 8,000 Students

West Virginia schools see drop in enrollment

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK)  -- The West Virginia public school system said on Tuesday that numbers reveal schools lost 8,270 students in the last year. The certified county for 2026-2027 is 226,268, down by 8,270 from last year's 234,957, the Department of Education release said. The data reveals that all 55 counties saw a decline, along [...]

West Virginia public school enrollment drops by more than 8,000 students

All 55 West Virginia counties report public school enrollment losses.

Public schools in West Virginia see second largest drop since COVID

CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s 55 county public school districts saw their largest combined drop in student enrollment since the period spanning the worst of the COVID-10 pandemic. According to numbers released Tuesday by the West Virginia Department of Education, the fall headcount enrollment number for the current school year (2026-27) was 226,687 students, a 3.5% […]

Data shows steady decline in enrollment for West Virginia public schools

State education officials released enrollment data this week, showing more than 8,000 students left West Virginia’s public school system in the last year.